Longford ladies defeated by stronger Down side

Down captain Meghan Doherty, referee Philip Conway and Longford captain Clodagh Lohan pictured before the start of the NL Division 3 game in Newry on Sunday

placeholder image — Down captain Meghan Doherty, referee Philip Conway and Longford captain Clodagh Lohan pictured before the start of the NL Division 3 game in Newry on Sunday

Lidl Ladies Football National League Division 3 - Round 4

Down . . . 4-13 Longford . . . 0-7

Alan Mullen’s youthful squad will be hoping to get back on track with home advantage against Sligo in the Round 3 fixture (venue tbc) on Sunday next (2pm) in the bid to avoid a relegation battle.

Down dominated the first half to hold a commanding 1-10 to 0-4 lead at the break with Funmi Talabi, Edel Sheehy (2) and Kamille Burke accounting for the Longford scores.

There was just no stopping the superior home side who added another 3-3 to their emphatic tally in the second half while Longford replied with three consolation points, the first from Ella O’Reilly with four minutes gone on the changeover.

DOWN SQUAD: A McGivern, E McArdle , C Byrne, O Boyle, N McKibbin, Meghan Doherty (C), A Greene, O Blaney, E Martin, N Scullion, V McCormack, A Keown, P Smyth, N Ferris, N King, A O’Higgins, A Cull, S Dougherty, A McAlea, B Rogan, C Mulvenna, E Fitzpatrick, E Sands, O Duffy, K Howlett, L Duffy, N Loudon, , N McClory, S Dougherty & O Swail.

LONGFORD SQUAD: R Jones, F Talabi, E Doris, M Kelleher, H Glennon, E O’Reilly, K McKeon, S Hagan, E O’Brien, E Lynn, L McGuire, Caoimhe Lohan, Clodagh Lohan, K Burke, E Sheehy, R McGrath, G Shannon, C Healy, L O’Sullivan, G Kenny, E McCarthy, C McNamara, T Alaba, E Reilly, L Keegan, R O’Farrell, S McCormack, C McCormack & E Duggan.